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Michael Collins

Businesses/organizations have numbers they need to meet and I help them find the solutions to reach their goals. I’m passionate about lateral leadership and skilled at identifying/isolating business challenges, finding solutions and aligning people and organizations with strategies that accomplish results. As a veteran C-Level leader serving several complex industries, my skill sets transfer across boundaries and confidently support different leadership styles and team dynamics. My family has always enjoyed the pursuit of new experiences through travel and we’ve been blessed with creating wonderful memories over the years. When I’m not working, you can find my wife and I spread across the United States at baseball parks and paintball fields cheering for our two boys.
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Recent Posts

Midwest Unlimited & Elk River Fall Protection Presents: An ANSI Minute

14 August, 2017 By Michael Collins No Comments

The ANSI Z359.1 Standard, as we know it, is going away. There will be a new Z359.1, but it will be a reference or guidance tool and totally revamped from its original purpose. It has been replaced by an entire body of work known as The Fall Protection Code.

In 1992, there was only one-ANSI Z359.1...

Tags: Tower Climber Safety, OSHA, Fall Protection Safety, Midwest Unlimited

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Broadcast Repack: We Read It So You Don't Have To!

17 May, 2017 By Michael Collins No Comments

The FCC has closed a first-of-its-kind auction of broadcast airwaves that will see a shakeup in channel lineups in many markets, as stations are reaping a total of $10.05 billion to give up their spectrum.” - repackready.com

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Teamwork: Recapping NATE Unite 2017 Fall Protection Safety Conference

07 March, 2017 By Michael Collins No Comments

“Growth is never a result of mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” - James Cash Penney

It's a little ironic starting this recap with a quote from James Cash Penney, the founder of the J.C. Penney brand, if for no other reason than this update is about progress and not about...

Tags: National Association Of Tower Erectors, Midwest Unlimited, NATE UNITE

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Here's Why "Wrong" and "Safety" Can't Be In The Same Sentence!

21 February, 2017 By Michael Collins No Comments

The fact is, in our industry, the things that keep us safe can’t be wrong.

Why? We’ll, quite simply, because lives depend on them being right.

I bet you didn’t know that history has a bunch of things we all thought were right but now we know are wrong. Take for instance a few of these top...

Tags: Tower Climber Safety, Tower Climber Equipment, Construction Equipment, OSHA, National Association Of Tower Erectors, Lineman Tools, Fall Protection Safety, Construction Safety, Tower Climber Tools, Construction Tools, Lineman Equipment, Midwest Unlimited

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